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Titmice and Swallows
The “Goatsucker” (Nightjar) in the middle of the bottom row of birds is now known to not be a passerine (perching bird), but to be in a class of ground-nesters, with the frogmouths. They’re much more closely related to owls than to swallows or martins.
Natural History of the Animal Kingdom for the Use Of Young People. W. F. Kirby, 1889.
